Heads up Memphis and all of Tennessee, this is gonna be bad!

**tn1911** · 02-07-23, 14:49

Amid soaring crime, Memphis cops lowered the bar for hiring

https://apnews.com/article/law-enfor...c996fd56676795

Former Memphis police recruiters told The Associated Press of a growing desperation to fill hundreds of slots in recent years that drove the department to increase incentives and lower its standards.

“They would allow just pretty much anybody to be a police officer because they just want these numbers,” said Alvin Davis, a former lieutenant in charge of recruiting before he retired last year out of frustration. “They’re not ready for it.”

The department offered new recruits $15,000 signing bonuses and $10,000 relocation allowances while phasing out requirements to have either college credits, military service or previous police work. All that’s now required is two years’ work experience — any work experience. The department also sought state waivers to hire applicants with criminal records. And the police academy even dropped timing requirements on physical fitness drills and removed running entirely because too many people were failing.

**ChattanoogaPhil** · 02-07-23, 15:03

In N Out Burger starting $20hr. San Ramon CA.

**tn1911** · 02-07-23, 17:56

8 more Memphis police officers to face charges in Tyre Nichols case, city attorney says

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tyre-ni...emphis-police/

Eight more officers with the Memphis Police Department will likely face charges in the aftermath of Tyre Nichols' death last month, officials said on Tuesday.

**jsbhike** · 02-07-23, 18:18

Originally Posted by ChattanoogaPhil

In N Out Burger starting $20hr. San Ramon CA.

San Ramon, CA police corporal minimum salary $56.9134/hr

https://www.sanramon.ca.gov/our_city...y_and_benefits

Memphis PD before I ever recall hearing the phrase "defund the police".

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/forme...cs-robbery-and

**ChattanoogaPhil** · 02-07-23, 18:27

Originally Posted by El Vaquero

Take home cars are not really a perk to the officer. They are a perk to the city and the citizens who live in that neighborhood.

Chattanooga tried to charge officers to take their car home, up to $250/mo based on some formula of expenses. More than half the officers stopped taking their cars home. Yes, residents in those neighborhoods were pissed. A new mayor changed it to only charging if the officer’s home was outside of city limits.

**jsbhike** · 02-07-23, 18:37

Originally Posted by ChattanoogaPhil

Chattanooga tried to charge officers to take their car home, up to $250/mo based on some formula of expenses. More than half the officers stopped taking their cars home. Yes, residents in those neighborhoods were pissed. A new mayor changed it to only charging if the officer’s home was outside of city limits.

Were the residents of those neighborhoods outside the city limits pissed off enough to relocate within the city limits to vote the mayor out?

https://www.local3news.com/local-new...f2a4518cc.html

**jsbhike** · 02-08-23, 11:45

Trophy pics were apparently part of it.

https://www.kron4.com/news/national/...emphis-police/

**jsbhike** · 02-08-23, 11:57

And according to this they tampered with their body cams.

https://www.businessinsider.com/offi...cameras-2023-2

**DG23** · 02-09-23, 19:22

Originally Posted by jsbhike

And according to this they tampered with their body cams.

https://www.businessinsider.com/offi...cameras-2023-2

You are sadly mistaken if you buy that story.

Reason being that the 'pole cam' thing that caught all of that on video had a big ass blue light on top of it where EVERYONE could see it and know darn well it was there...

All of the police cameras like that here are lit up like that. No chance of not being able to see one and know you are possibly being recorded.